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# Skandapurana 3.3.20

Skandapurāṇa 3.3.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3.20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.1)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.2)

atha rudrākṣamāhātmyaṃ varṇayāmi samāsataḥ ..

> Now I will describe briefly the māhātmya of the rudrākṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.3)

sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāmapi .. .. 1 ..

> which causes the destruction of all sins for those who hear it and also those who read it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.4)

abhakto vāpi bhakto vā nīco nīcataropi vā ..

> Whether a non-devotee or a devotee, low-born or even lower,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.5)

rudrākṣāndhārayedyastu mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ .. 2 ..

> he who wears rudrākṣas is freed from all sins.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.6)

rudrākṣadhāraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ kena vā sadṛśaṃ bhavet ..

> To what could the meritorious wearing of rudrākṣa be equal?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.7)

mahāvratamidaṃ prāhurmunayastattvadarśinaḥ .. 3 ..

> Sages who see reality have declared this to be a great vow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.8)

sahasraṃ dhārayedyastu rudrākṣāṇāṃ dhṛtavrataḥ ..

> Whoever, having undertaken the vow, wears a thousand rudrākṣas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.9)

taṃ namaṃti surāḥ sarve yathā rudrastathaiva saḥ .. 4 ..

> to him all the gods bow; as Rudra is, even so is he.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.10)

abhāve tu sahasrasya bāhvoḥ ṣoḍaśa ṣoḍaśa ..

> In the absence of a thousand, however, sixteen on each of the two arms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.11)

ekaṃ śikhāyāṃ karayordvādaśa dvādaśaiva hi .. 5 ..

> one on the tuft of hair, and twelve on each of the hands;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.12)

dvātriṃśatkaṃṭhadeśe tu catvāriṃśattu mastake ..

> thirty-two around the neck, and forty on the head,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.13)

ekaika karṇayoḥ ṣaṭ ṣaṭ vakṣasyaṣṭottaraṃ śatam ..

> one \[or\] six on each of the two ears, and one hundred and eight upon the chest—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.14)

yo dhārayati rudrākṣānrudravatsopi pūjyate .. 6 ..

> whoever wears \[these\] rudrākṣas is worshiped like Rudra himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.15)

muktāpravālasphaṭikaraupyavaidūryakāṃcanaiḥ ..

> Combined with pearls, corals, crystals, silver, lapis lazuli, and gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.16)

sametāndhārayedyastu rudrākṣānsa śivo bhavet .. 7 ..

> he who wears rudrākṣas becomes Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.17)

kevalānapi rudrākṣānyathālābhaṃ bibharti yaḥ ..

> Even rudrākṣas alone, as they are obtained, whoever wears them,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.18)

taṃ na spṛśaṃti pāpāni tamāṃsīva vibhāvasum .. 8 ..

> sins do not touch him, just as darkness \[does not touch\] the sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.19)

rudrākṣamālayā japto maṃtro'naṃtaphalapradaḥ ..

> A mantra muttered with a rudrākṣa rosary yields endless fruit;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.20)

arudrākṣo japaḥ puṃsāṃ tāvanmātraphalapradaḥ .. 9 ..

> japa performed without rudrākṣa yields only limited fruit for men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.21)

yasyāṃge nāsti rudrākṣa ekopi bahupuṇyadaḥ ..

> On whose body there is not even a single rudrākṣa that bestows abundant merit,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.22)

tasya janma nirarthaṃ syāttripuṃḍrarahitaṃ yadi .. 3.3.20.10 ..

> his life would be useless if he is devoid of the tripuṇḍra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.23)

rudrākṣaṃ mastake baddhvā śiraḥsnānaṃ karoti yaḥ ..

> He who, having tied a rudrākṣa upon his head, performs a head-ablution,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.24)

gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ tasya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ .. 11 ..

> obtains the fruit of an ablution in the Gaṅgā; there is no doubt in this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.25)

rudrākṣaṃ pūjayedyastu vinā toyābhiṣecanam ..

> And he who worships a rudrākṣa, \[even\] without ritual sprinkling with water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.26)

yatphalaṃ liṃgapūjāyāstadevāpnoti niścitam .. 12 ..

> undoubtedly attains that very fruit which comes from the worship of a liṅga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.27)

ekavaktrāḥ paṃcavaktrā ekādaśamukhāḥ pare ..

> Rudrākṣas with one face, five faces, others with eleven faces,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.28)

caturdaśamukhāḥ kecidrudrākṣā lokapūjitāḥ .. 13 ..

> \[and\] some with fourteen faces are revered by the world.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.29)

bhaktyā saṃpūjito nityaṃ rudrākṣaḥ śaṃkarātmakaḥ ..

> Constantly worshipped with devotion, the rudrākṣa, being identical to Śaṃkara,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.30)

daridraṃ vāpi kurute rājarājaśriyānvitam .. 14 ..

> makes even a pauper endowed with the splendour of a king of kings.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.31)

atredaṃ puṇyamākhyānaṃ varṇayaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ .  
mahāpāpakṣayakaraṃ śravaṇātkīrttanādapi .. 15 ..

> In this regard, wise men recount this holy narrative,  
> which destroys great sins by merely listening to or reciting it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.32)

rājā kāśmīradeśasya bhadrasena iti śrutaḥ ..

> There was a famous king of the Kāśmīra country named Bhadrasena.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.33)

tasya putro 'bhavaddhīmānsudharmānāma vīryavān .. 16 ..

> He had an intelligent and valiant son named Sudharmā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.34)

tasyāmātyasutaḥ kaścittārako nāma sadguṇaḥ ..

> His minister had a son named Tāraka, endowed with good qualities,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.35)

babhūva rājaputrasya sakhā paramaśobhanaḥ .. 17 ..

> who became a magnificent companion to the prince.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.36)

tāvubhau paramasnigdhau kumārau rūpasundarau ..

> Both boys, deeply affectionate toward each other and possessing handsome forms,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.37)

vidyābhyāsaparau bālye saha krīḍāṃ pracakratuḥ .. 18 ..

> devoted to the pursuit of learning, played together in their childhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.38)

tau sadā sarvagātreṣu rudrākṣakṛtabhūṣaṇau ..

> Constantly adorned with rudrākṣas on all their limbs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.39)

viceraturudārāṃgau satataṃ bhasmadhāriṇau .. 19 ..

> the noble-bodied youths moved about, always wearing sacred ash.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.40)

hārakeyūrakaṭakakuṃḍalādivibhūṣaṇam ..

> Abandoning ornaments of gold and jewels—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.41)

hemaratnamayaṃ tyaktvā rudrākṣāndadhatuśca tau .. 3.3.20.20 ..

> necklaces, armlets, bracelets, and earrings—the two wore rudrākṣas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.42)

rudrākṣamālitau nityaṃ rudrākṣakarakaṃkaṇau ..

> Always garlanded with rudrākṣas, with rudrākṣa bracelets on their hands,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.43)

rudrākṣakaṃṭhābharaṇau sadā rudrākṣakuṃḍalau .. 21 ..

> wearing rudrākṣa neck-ornaments, and constantly having rudrākṣa earrings,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.44)

hemaratnādyalaṃkāre loṣṭapāṣāṇadarśanau ..

> they viewed gold, jewels, and other ornaments as clods of earth or stone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.45)

bodhyamānāvapi janairna rudrākṣānvyamuṃcatām .. 22 ..

> Even when admonished by the people, they would not take off their rudrākṣas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.46)

tasya kāśmīrarājasya gṛhaṃ prāpto yadṛcchayā ..

> By chance, Parāśara, the best of sages,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.47)

parāśaro munivaraḥ sākṣādiva pitāmahaḥ .. 23 ..

> like the Grandfather \[Brahmā\] in bodily form, arrived at the palace of that king of Kāśmīra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.48)

tamarcayitvā vidhivadrājā dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ..

> Having worshipped him according to the rules, the king, foremost of upholders of righteousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.49)

prapaccha sukhamāsīnaṃ trikālajñaṃ mahāmunim .. 24 ..

> asked the great sage, who was seated comfortably and knew the three times:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.50)

.. rājovāca .. ..

> The king said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.51)

bhagavanneṣa putro me sopi maṃtrisutaśca me ..

> "O holy one, this son of mine, and also that son of my minister,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.52)

rudrākṣadhāriṇau nityaṃ ratnābharaṇaniḥspṛhau .. 25 ..

> constantly wear rudrākṣas and have no desire for jewelled ornaments.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.53)

śāsyamānāvapi sadā ratnākalpaparigrahe ..

> Although constantly instructed to wear ornaments of gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.54)

vilaṃghitāsmadvacanau rudrākṣeṣveva tatparau .. 26 ..

> they disobey our words and remain devoted solely to rudrākṣas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.55)

nopadiṣṭāvimau bālau kadācidapi kenacit ..

> These two boys were never instructed \[in this\] by anyone.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.56)

eṣā svābhāvikī vṛttiḥ kathamāsītkumārayoḥ .. 27 ..

> How did this natural inclination arise in the two young men?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.57)

.. parāśara uvāca .. ..

> Parāśara said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.58)

śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi tava putrasya dhīmataḥ ..

> "Listen, O king, I will tell you of your intelligent son,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.59)

yathā tvaṃ maṃtriputrasya prāgvṛttaṃ vismayāvaham ..28..

> and likewise of the minister's son: their astonishing past history.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.60)

naṃdigrāme purā kācinmahānaṃdeti viśrutā..

> Formerly, in Nandigrāma, there was a well-known  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.61)

babhūva vāravanitā śṛṃgāralalitākṛtiḥ ..29..

> courtesan named Mahānandā, charming in appearance with erotic elegance.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.62)

chatraṃ pūrṇeṃdusaṃkāśaṃ yānaṃ svarṇavirājitam ..

> A parasol resembling the full moon, a conveyance gleaming with gold,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.63)

cāmarāṇi sudaṃḍāni pāduke ca hiraṇmaye..3.3.20.30..

> fly-whisks with fine handles, and golden sandals;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.64)

aṃbarāṇi vicitrāṇi mahārhāṇi dyumaṃti ca ..

> varied garments, highly precious and radiant;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.65)

caṃdraraśminibhāḥ śayyā paryaṃkāśca hiraṇmayāḥ .. 31 ..

> couches resembling moonbeams, and golden beds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.66)

gāvo mahiṣyaḥ śataśo dāsāśca śataśastathā .. 32 ..

> cows and buffaloes by the hundreds, and likewise male servants by the hundreds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.67)

sarvābharaṇadīptāṃgyo dāsyaśca navayauvanā ..

> female servants in the prime of youth, their limbs radiant with all kinds of ornaments;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.68)

bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāṇi navaratnojjvalāni ca .. 33 ..

> the most exquisite ornaments, sparkling with the nine gems;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.69)

gandhakuṃkumakastūrīkarpūrāgurulepanam ..

> unguent of sandalwood paste, saffron, musk, camphor, and aloe;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.70)

citramālyāvataṃsaśca yatheṣṭaṃ mṛṣṭabhojanam ..34..

> garlands of varied flowers for the head, and sweet food as much as desired;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.71)

nānācitravitānāḍhyaṃ nānādhānyamayaṃ gṛham ..

> a house enriched with various painted canopies and stocked with various grains;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.72)

bahuratnasahasrāḍhyaṃ koṭisaṃkhyādhikaṃ dhanam .. 35 ..

> wealth enriched with many thousands of gems, amounting to more than a crore—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.73)

evaṃ vibhavasaṃpannā veśyā kāmavihāriṇī ..

> thus endowed with riches, the courtesan, sporting in pleasures of love,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.74)

śivapūjāratā nityaṃ satyadharmaparāyaṇā .. 36 ..

> was constantly devoted to the worship of Śiva, dedicated to truth and righteousness,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.75)

sadāśivakathāsaktā śivanāmakathotsukā ..

> attached to stories of Sadāśiva, eager for recitations of Śiva's names,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.76)

śivabhaktāṃghryavanatā śivabhaktiratāniśam .. 37 ..

> bowing before the feet of Śiva's devotees, and night and day devoted to the worship of Śiva.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.77)

vinodahetoḥ sā veśyā nāṭyamaṇḍapamadhyataḥ..

> For amusement, that courtesan, in the midst of the dance hall,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.78)

rudrākṣaibhūṣayitvaikaṃ markaṭaṃ caiva kukkuṭam ..38..

> having adorned a monkey and a rooster with rudrākṣas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.79)

karatālaiśca gītaiśca sadā nartayati svayam ..

> constantly made them dance herself to hand-clapping and songs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.80)

punaśca vihasaṃtyuccaiḥ sakhībhiḥ parivāritā .. 39 ..

> and then laughed aloud, surrounded by her female companions.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.81)

yugmam ..

> \[Pair\]  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.82)

rudrākṣaiḥ kṛtakeyūrakarṇābharaṇabhūṣaṇaḥ ..

> Adorned with armlets and ear-ornaments made of rudrākṣas,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.83)

markaṭaḥ śikṣayā tasyāḥ sadā nṛtyati bālavat .. 3.3.20.40 ..

> the monkey, trained by her, constantly danced like a child.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.84)

śikhāyāṃ baddharudrākṣaḥ kukkuṭaḥ kapinā saha ..

> With a rudrākṣa tied to its crest, the rooster, knowing how to dance, danced long  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.85)

ciraṃ nṛtyati nṛtyajñaḥ paśyatāṃ citramāvahan ..41..

> along with the monkey, evoking wonder in the onlookers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.86)

ekadā bhavanaṃ tasyāḥ kaścidvaiśyaḥ śivavratī..

> One day, to her residence, a certain merchant who was observing a vow to Śiva...  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.87)

ājagāma sarudrākṣastripuṃḍrī nirmamaḥ kṛtī .. 42 ..

> Wearing rudrākṣa beads and the tripuṇḍra, free from selfish attachment, accomplished;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.88)

sa bibhradbhasma viśade prakoṣṭhe varakaṃkaṇam ..

> bearing ashes \[on his body\], wearing an excellent bracelet on his fair wrist,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.89)

mahāratnaparistīrṇaṃ jvalaṃtaṃ taruṇārkavat ..43..

> inlaid with splendid gems and blazing like the morning sun.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.90)

tamāgataṃ sā gaṇikā saṃpūjya parayā mudā.  
tatprakoṣṭhagataṃ vīkṣya kaṃkaṇaṃ prāha vismitā .. 44 ..

> Having honoured that guest with supreme delight,  
> the courtesan, seeing the bracelet on his wrist, was astonished and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.91)

mahāratnamayaḥ so'yaṃ kaṃkaṇastvatkare sthitaḥ ..

> “This bracelet on your hand is made of splendid gems;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.92)

mano harati me sādhau divyastrībhūṣaṇocitaḥ .. 45 ..

> fit for adorning a celestial woman, it captivates my heart, O virtuous one!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.93)

iti tāṃ vararatnāḍhya saspṛhāṃ karabhūṣaṇe ..

> Seeing her longing for the hand-ornament rich in excellent gems,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.94)

vākṣyodāramatirvaiśyaḥ sasmitaṃ samabhāṣata .. 46 .. ..

> the noble-minded vaiśya smiled and replied:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.95)

.. vaiśya uvāca .. ..

> The vaiśya said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.96)

asminratnavare divye yadi te saspṛhaṃ manaḥ ..

> “If your heart longs for this excellent, heavenly gem\[-bracelet\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.97)

tamevādatsva suprītā maulyamasya dadāsi kim .. 47 ..

> take it with great pleasure! What will you give as its price?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.98)

.. veśyo vāca .. ..

> The courtesan said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.99)

vayaṃ tu svairacāriṇyo veśyāstu na pativratāḥ ..

> “We are indeed free-roaming courtesans, not devoted wives;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.100)

asmatkulocito dharmo vyabhicāro na saṃśayaḥ .. 48 ..

> the traditional way of our family is wantonness, no doubt.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.101)

yadyetadratnakhacitaṃ dadāsi karabhūṣaṇam..

> If you give me this jewel-inlaid hand-ornament,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.102)

dinatrayamahorātraṃ tava patnī bhavāmyaham .. 49 ..

> I will be your wife for three days and three nights.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.103)

.. vaiśya uvāca .. ..

> The vaiśya said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.104)

tathāstu yadi te satyaṃ vacanaṃ vāravallabhe ..

> “So be it, if your word is true, O courtesan;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.105)

dadāmi ratnavalayaṃ trirātraṃ bhava madvadhūḥ .. 3.3.20.50 ..

> I give you the gem-encrusted bracelet; be my bride for three nights.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.106)

etasminvyavahāre tu pramāṇaṃ śaśibhāskarau ..

> In this agreement, however, the moon and sun are witnesses;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.107)

trivāraṃ satyamityuktvā hṛdayaṃ me spṛśa priye .. 51 .. ..

> saying ‘It is truth’ three times, touch my heart, my dear!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.108)

.. veśyovāca .. ..

> The courtesan said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.109)

dinatrayamahorātraṃ patnī bhūtvā tava prabho ..

> “Becoming your wife for three days and nights, O master,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.110)

sahadharmaṃ carāmīti sā taddhṛdayamaspṛśat .. 52 ..

> I will practice virtue alongside you!” Saying thus, she touched his heart.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.111)

atha tasyai sa vaiśyastu pradadau ratnakaṅkaṇam ..

> Then the vaiśya gave her the gem bracelet;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.112)

liṃgaṃ ratnamayaṃ cāsyā haste dattvedamabravīt .. 53 ..

> and placing a gem-made liṅga in her hand, he said this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.113)

idaṃ ratnamayaṃ śaivaṃ liṃgaṃ matprāṇasaṃnibham ..

> “This jeweled liṅga of Śiva is as dear to me as my very life;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.114)

rakṣaṇīyaṃ tvayā kāṃte tasya hānirmṛtirmama .. 54 ..

> you must protect it, my lovely one: its loss will be my death.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.115)

evamastviti sā kāṃtā liṃgamādāya ratnajam ..

> Saying “So be it,” the lovely woman took the jewel-born liṅga,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.116)

nāṭyamaṇḍapikāstaṃbhe nidhāya prāviśadgṛham .. 55 ..

> placed it on a pillar of the dance pavilion, and entered the house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.117)

sā tena saṃgatā rātrau vaiśyena viṭadharmiṇā ..

> United that night with that vaiśya behaving like a paramour,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.118)

sukhaṃ suṣvāpa paryaṃke mṛdutalpopaśobhite .. 56 ..

> she slept happily upon a couch adorned with a soft mattress.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.119)

tato niśīthasamaye nāṭyamaṇḍapikāṃtare ..

> Then, at midnight, inside the dance pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.120)

akasmādutthito vahnistameva sahasāvṛṇot .. 57 ..

> a fire suddenly arose and quickly enveloped it.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.121)

maṇḍape dahyamāne tu sahasotthāya saṃbhramāt ..

> As the pavilion was burning, rising up in great agitation,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.122)

sā veśyā markaṭaṃ tatra mocayāmāsa baṃdhanāt .. 58 ..

> the courtesan released the monkey from its bond there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.123)

sa markaṭo muktabaṃdhaḥ kukkuṭena sahāmunā ..

> That monkey, freed from bondage, together with that rooster,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.124)

bhīto dūraṃ pradudrāva vidhūyāgnikaṇānbahūn .. 59 ..

> fled far away in terror, shaking off many sparks of fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.125)

staṃbhena saha nirdagdhaṃ talliṃgaṃ śakalīkṛtam ..

> The liṅga was consumed along with the pillar and shattered to pieces;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.126)

dṛṣṭvā veśyā ca vaiśyaśca duraṃtaṃ duḥkhamāpatuḥ .. 3.3.20.60 ..

> seeing it, the courtesan and the vaiśya suffered boundless grief.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.127)

dṛṣṭvā prāṇasamaṃ liṃgaṃ dagdhaṃ vaiśyapatistathā ..

> Seeing the liṅga—equal to his life—burned, the vaiśya husband likewise,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.128)

svayamapyāptanirvedo maraṇāya matiṃ dadhau .. 61 ..

> having fallen into deep despondency, set his mind on death.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.129)

nirvedadānnitarāṃ khedādvaiśyastāmāha duḥkhitām ..

> From deep world-weariness and utter distress, the vaiśya said to that sorrowful woman:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.130)

śivaliṃge tu nirbhinne nāhaṃ jīvitumutsahe .. 62 ..

> “Since the Śiva-liṅga is broken to pieces, I do not wish to live.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.131)

citāṃ kāraya me bhadre tava bhṛtyairbalādhikaiḥ ..

> O auspicious one, have a funeral pyre prepared for me by your strong servants;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.132)

śive manaḥ samāveśya praviśāmi hutāśanam .. 63 ..

> fixing my mind on Śiva, I will enter the fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.133)

yadi brahmeṃdraviṣṇvādyā vārayeyuḥ sametya mām ..

> Even if Brahmā, Indra, Viṣṇu, and the others should assemble and forbid me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.134)

tathāpyasminkṣaṇe dhīraḥ praviśyāgniṃ tyajāmyasūn .. 64 ..

> even so, resolute at this very moment, I will enter the fire and give up my life.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.135)

tamevaṃ dṛḍhabaṃdhaṃ sā vijñāya bahuduḥkhitā ..

> Realizing his firm resolve, deeply grieved,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.136)

svabhṛtyaiḥ kārayāmāsa citāṃ svanagarādbahiḥ .. 65 ..

> she had a pyre built by her servants outside her city.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.137)

tataḥ sa vaiśyaḥ śivabhaktipūtaḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya samiddhamagnim ..

> Then that vaiśya, purified by devotion to Śiva, circumambulated the blazing fire; / resolute, he entered \[it\] as people watched, and the young woman was seized with remorse.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.138)

viveśa paśyatsu janeṣu dhīraḥ sā cānutāpaṃ yuvatī prapede .. 66 ..

> Then that sorrowful woman, recollecting the immaculate dharma,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.139)

atha sā duḥkhitā nārī smṛtvā dharmaṃ sunirmalam ..

> looked upon all her kinsmen and spoke these mournful words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.140)

sarvānbandhūnsamīkṣyaiva babhāṣe karuṇaṃ vacaḥ .. 67 ..

> “Taking the jewel bracelet, I uttered the truth:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.141)

ratnakaṃkaṇamādāya mayā satyamudāhṛtam ..

> ‘For three days I am agreed to be the wife of this vaiśya.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.142)

dinatrayamahaṃ patnī vaiśyasyāmuṣya saṃmatā.. 68..

> Because of an act done by me, this vaiśya who observed the vow of Śiva is dead;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.143)

karmaṇā matkṛtenāyaṃ mṛto vaiśyaḥ śivavratī.  
tasmādahaṃ pravekṣyāmi sahānena hutāśanam ..

> therefore, I will enter the fire along with him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.144)

sadharmacāriṇītyuktaṃ satyametaddhi paśyatha .. 69 ..

> I said, ‘I shall be a partner in dharma’—behold this truth!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.145)

satyena prītimāyāṃti devāstribhuvaneśvarāḥ ..

> By truth the gods, the lords of the three worlds, are pleased;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.146)

satyāsaktiḥ paro dharmaḥ satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam .. 3.3.20.70 ..

> devotion to truth is the highest dharma; upon truth everything is established.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.147)

satyena svargamokṣau ca nāsatyena parā gatiḥ ..

> By truth come heaven and liberation, and by untruth the supreme state is not \[attained\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.148)

tasmāsatyaṃ samāśritya pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam .. 71 ..

> Therefore, taking refuge in truth, I shall enter the fire.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.149)

iti sā dṛḍhanirbaṃdhā vāryamāṇāpi baṃdhubhiḥ ..

> Thus with firm resolve, although dissuaded by her kinsfolk,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.150)

satyalopabhayānnārī prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ mano dadhe .. 72 ..

> the woman set her mind to giving up her life out of fear of abandoning truth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.151)

sarvasvaṃ śivabhaktebhyo dattvā dhyātvā sadāśivam ..

> Having given all her possessions to the devotees of Śiva and meditated upon Sadāśiva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.152)

tamagniṃ triḥ parikramya pradeśābhimukhī sthitā .. 73 ..

> she circumambulated the fire three times and stood facing the place \[of sacrifice\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.153)

tāṃ pataṃtīṃ samiddhe'gnau svapadārpitamānasām ..

> As she was falling into the kindled fire, with her mind fixed on his abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.154)

vārayāmāsa viśvātmā prādurbhūtaḥ śivaḥ svayam .. 74 ..

> Śiva himself, the self of all, manifested and held her back.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.155)

sā taṃ vilokyākhiladeva devaṃ trilocanaṃ candrakalāvataṃsam ..

> Beholding that God of all gods, the three-eyed one adorned with the crescent moon,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.156)

śaśāṃkasūryānalakoṭibhāsaṃ stabdheva bhīteva tathaiva tasthau .. 75 ..

> radiant as ten million moons, suns, and fires, she stood as though petrified, as though terrified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.157)

tāṃ vihvalāṃ paritrastāṃ vepamānāṃ jaḍī kṛtām ..

> Comforting her who was distraught, frightened, trembling, and stunned,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.158)

samāśvāsya galadbāṣpāṃ kare gṛhyābravīdvacaḥ .. 76 ..

> with tears falling \[from her eyes\], he took her by the hand and spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.159)

.. śiva uvāca .. ..

> Śiva said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.160)

satyaṃ dharmaṃ ca te dhairyaṃ bhaktiṃ ca mayi niścalām ..

> “In order to test your truthfulness, your righteousness, your steadfastness, and your unwavering devotion to me,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.161)

nirīkṣituṃ tvatsakāśaṃ vaiśyo bhūtvāhamāgataḥ .. 77 ..

> I came into your presence disguised as a merchant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.162)

māyayāgniṃ samutthāpya dagdhavānnāṭyamaṃḍapam ..

> Having magically raised a fire, I burnt down the theater pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.163)

dagdhaṃ kṛtvā ratnaliṃgaṃ pravṛṣṭosmi hutāśanam .. .. 78 ..

> and making the jewel liṅga appear burnt, I entered the fire.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.164)

veśyāḥ kaitavakāriṇyaḥ svairiṇyo janavaṃcakāḥ ..

> Courtesans are deceitful, self-willed, and swindlers of men;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.165)

sā tvaṃ satyamanusmṛtya praviṣṭāgniṃ mayā saha .. 79 ..

> yet you, remembering truth, have entered the fire with me.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.166)

ataste saṃpradāsyāmi bhogāṃstridaśadurlabhān ..

> Therefore, I shall grant you pleasures difficult even for the gods to attain,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.167)

āyuśca paramaṃ dīrghamārogyaṃ ca prajonnatim ..

> an exceedingly long lifespan, health, and the prosperity of offspring.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.168)

yadyadicchasi suśroṇi tattadeva dadāmi te .. 3.3.20.80 ..

> Whatever you desire, O fair-hipped woman, that very thing I grant to you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.169)

.. sūta uvāca .. ..

> Sūta said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.170)

iti bruvati gaurīśe sā veśyā pratyabhāṣata .. 81 ..

> As the lord of Gaurī spoke thus, the courtesan replied:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.171)

.. veśyovāca .. ..

> The courtesan said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.172)

na me vāṃchāsti bhogeṣu bhūmau svarge rasātale ..

> “I have no desire for pleasures on earth, in heaven, or in the underworld.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.173)

tava pādāṃbujasparśādanyatkiṃcinna vai vṛṇe .. 82 ..

> Other than the touch of your lotus feet, I choose nothing at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.174)

ete bhṛtyāśca dāsyaśca ye cānye mama bāṃdhavāḥ ..

> These servants, maidservants, and whichever other relatives I have,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.175)

sarve tvadarcanaparāstvayi saṃnyastavṛttayaḥ .. 83 ..

> are all devoted to your worship, their livelihoods dedicated to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.176)

sarvānetānmayā sārdhaṃ nītvā tava paraṃ padam ..

> Taking all of them along with me to your supreme abode,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.177)

punarjanmabhayaṃ ghoraṃ vimocaya namostu te .. 84 ..

> free us from the terrifying fear of rebirth. Salutations to you!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.178)

tatheti tasyā vacanaṃ pratinaṃdya maheśvaraḥ ..

> Saying 'So be it', Maheśvara praised her words,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.179)

tānsarvāṃśca tayā sārdhaṃ nināya paramaṃ padam .. 85 ..

> and led all of them together with her to the supreme abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.180)

.. parāśara uvāca .. ..

> Parāśara said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.181)

nāṭyamaṃḍapikādāhe yau dūraṃ vidrutau purā ..

> “The two who previously ran far away during the burning of the theater pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.182)

tatrāvaśiṣṭau tāveva kukkuṭo markaṭastathā .. 86 ..

> those very two left behind there were a rooster and a monkey.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.183)

kālena nidhanaṃ yāto yastasyā nāṭyamarkaṭaḥ ..

> Her dancing monkey who met his death in the course of time,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.184)

sobhūttava kumāro'sau kuvakuṭo maṃtriṇaḥ sutaḥ .. 87 ..

> he became this prince of yours, and the rooster became the minister's son.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.185)

rudrākṣadhāraṇodbhūtātpuṇyātpūrvabhavārjitāt ..

> From the merit acquired in a previous existence by wearing the rudrākṣa,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.186)

kule mahati saṃjātau vartete bālakāvimau .. 88 ..

> these two boys have been born and live in an exalted family.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.187)

pūrvābhyāsena rudrākṣāndadhāte śuddhamānasau ..

> Because of previous habit, their minds pure, they wear rudrākṣas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.188)

asmiñjanmani taṃ lokaṃ śivaṃ saṃpūjya yāsya taḥ .. 89 ..

> in this life, having worshiped Śiva, the two shall go to that world \[of Śiva\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.189)

eṣā pravṛttistvanayorbālayoḥ samudāhṛtā ..

> Thus the past history of these two boys has been narrated,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.190)

kathā ca śivabhaktāyā kimanyatpraṣṭumicchasi .. 90 ..

> as well as the story of the devotee of Śiva. What else do you wish to ask?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [3.3.20.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.3.3.20.191)

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekā śītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye brahmottarakhaṇḍe rudrākṣamahimavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ .. 20 .. .. a ..

> Thus ends the twentieth chapter, named 'Description of the Greatness of Rudrākṣa', in the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa, the third \[section\] of the venerable Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.3.3.20.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (13)

- [Kriyāsāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.kriyasara.2.1.1697) — Śrīkaṇtha, Sanskrit
- [Śrītattvanidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.silpa.pratima.sritattvanidhi.1.6377) — Kṛṣṇarājasārvabhauma, Sanskrit
- [Kaṅkālamālinītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.general.sakta.kankalamalinitantra.5.158) — Sanskrit
- [Kaṅkālamālinītantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.agama.bhairava.kankalamalinitantra.683) — Sanskrit
- [Sakalāgamasārasaṅgraha (Anantaśambhu)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.siddhanta.paddhati.sakalagamasarasangraha.1.732) — Anantaśambhu, Sanskrit
- [Vīraśaivācārapradīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.saiva.virasaiva.virasaivacarapradipika.267) — Gurudeva 1575, Sanskrit
- [Brahmottarakhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.brahmottarakhanda.24.4) — Sanskrit
- [Śaṅkarasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.saiva.sankarasamhita.54.14) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Tattvanidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.silpa.pratima.tattvanidhi.152.1) — Kṛṣṇadevarāya, Sanskrit
- [Tattvanidhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.tattvanidhi.152.1) — Kṛṣṇarāja III, Sanskrit
- [Śivapurāṇa (complete text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva*complete.1.24-3.36) — Sanskrit
- [Ṣaḍviṃśatyekādaśīmāhātmya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.kala.ekadasi.sadvimsatyekadasimahatmya.17.15) — Sanskrit
- [Ekādaśīkhaṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.ekadasikhanda.19.15) — Sanskrit

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